"Mecha have practically no value in actual combat." The man said, "What the experts envisioned is both very traditional and very futuristic... a Biological Computer!"
Song He suddenly understood. So that was what they wanted to make!
He instantly understood what the man meant by "very traditional and very futuristic."
The concept of a Biological Computer had existed since the last century. It was nothing more than using biological tissue to build a computer, like some kind of complex artificial life-form.
But to this day, there had been no breakthrough results at all. Scientists from various countries had poured in huge sums of money to try, but it was bizarre—no matter how much money they invested, nothing came of it. In the end, all the finished products had been utter failures, still a hundred thousand miles from practical application.
Thinking back, the number of halfway decent Biological Computer achievements could be counted on one hand. The one Song He remembered was from the beginning of this century, when Peking University had developed a parallel DNA computational model. Its computing power was godlike for special coloring problems, far surpassing other types of computers. But its subsequent development had stalled, becoming The Tragedy of Zhongyong.
"I thought the development direction for new types of computers was Quantum Computers." Song He frowned slightly.
"Quantum Computers naturally need to be developed as a priority, but we can't completely abandon the other directions either. As they say, you can't put all your eggs in one basket." The man said, "I'd like to hear Professor Song's thoughts on Biological Computers. Do they have potential? Is there any hope?"
Song He looked conflicted. "Hard to say. It's really hard to say. I can't give you a definite answer."
The man kept smiling, but couldn't help frowning.
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